Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-05
FHk List dit.
The Forty-ninth Congress
Closes Amid 9 Great
Rush Of Work.
Sessions prolonged Through
the Night to the Hour
Of Adjournment.
Much Time Consumed in the
House Discussing Mrs.
Loeanis Pension.
Members Of Both Houses Recognise the
Deplorahle Fact that Much Valuable
and sons Necessary Legislation
Has Been Delayed, Dsfsafed
or Pocket Yetoed-CIose
Of the Session Very
Unsatisfactory.

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Unsatisfactory.
The Senate.
WAsnENdroH, March S.-Aa the even.
ina ssssioD continued, Allison, from ths
COMMITTEES on Appropriations reported
back the House bill appropriatinQ g..
10000 for the payment Of penaious %
the veterans Of the Mexican war.
Passed.
The Senate then took from the caIsn-
| dar the Hoaee bill 10 amend sections
5l9l and 6l92 OF the Revised Statutes,
With an amendment IN the nature Of {
Substitute. which provides that when
ever three fouFths Of the National
banks Of q city Of 5000 population
shall apply 10 the Comptroller Of the
Carrency 70 have the name Of that CITY
| added to the list Of reserved cities''
named in sections 519l and 5192 Of the
Revised Statutes. the Comptroller shall
have the authority to grant such re.
quest: but the banks must keep IN their
| vaults af least 25 per cent. Of their de-
posits. In like manner and on like
conditions, cities With 200, 900 popula-
" HAnlE0
| fer banks OF redemption, or central
cities. as provided in section 5195.
Williams moved 10 add San Fran
cisco to the latter class Of cities. which
vas agreed TO.
The bill passed. and Q conference
vas asked.
On motion of Wilson of Iowa, the
vste Of last evening by which the bill 10
Am sun A.. ~
jurisdictions Of United States Courts was
passed. The bill was reeonsidered and
the vote agreeing TO the Cullom amend
meDt fixing salaries Of Judges at $1,000,
ard prohibiting the appointment Of rela-
tives a. court officials vas also recon
sidered. and then the bill was passed
and a conference was asked.
A message from the House at 10 .. N.
announced the passage Of the Uroent
Deficiency bill, and the presiding officer
laid the bill before the Senate.
Edmuuds objected 10 the second read.
ing Of the bill (the objection IL insisted
upon prevents the consideration of the
bill at the present session..
At 1870 the Senate teok up the De-
fieiency bill. consisting Of 104 printed
pages.
CockreII objected to the items allow
ing compensation 30 the Pacific railways
for transportation of supplies, ETC., for
the Government, on the ground that the
roads owed the Government many mil
lions of dollars. He maintained that
the items 10 the question shoald not
new be paid In cash bat credited TO the
Government aud the roads.
2kmnHnw1 - n a ~ - L. - n
the service indicated By the items. and
asked Oockrell IL be proposed that the
Government should plead the baby act
in the matter.
OockrOll disclaimed any such inten-
ton, bat insisted upon this point that
no cash should now be paid for this
service.
Hale said the reads merely wanted
not be paid. Items. he added, had at q
the Senate without an objection from
the Senator from Missouri (Ooekreil).
After further remarks by OockFell
were extraordinary In view Of the re-
cent action Of Congress, the first Of the
| items In question was agreed TO.
Il
nay TO the Central and Southern Pacific
Railroad Companies about e300,000 for
services 10 the War Department In 1886
and 1886 (on the nor-aided lines re
opened the discussion on the subject of
Pacific railways.
Mcpherson objected 10 any reeogui-
ton Of the lease Of the Central Pacific
| 10 the Southern Peciec.
4 UanA kaA sAa
amendment on the QroUnd that the
question bad been passed upon by the
eupreme Court IN favor OF the CON-
| penies.
stanford denied the statements Of
| Mcpherson as 10 the business Of the
| Central Pacific being diverted from the
Union Pacific, and asserted that the
latter conpany had less competition
from the Southern Pacific than II would
II the Southern Pacific were in otheE
hands.
Finally q vote vas taken on q motion
by Mcpherson 10 strike out the words
/" or the Soatheru Pacific Company q
Company, ,"sBd the motion was defeated
yeas 19, rays IS.
The eommittee's amendment was then
AGED 10.
The various amounts for the Ce1trai
aod Southern Pacific Rsilrosds. which
are touched by the action Of the Ssnats
in its amendment, aggregated about
$4,000.
Edmunas objscted 10 an amendment
TO pay certain awards Of the Court Of
Uaims amounting 20 about &E,0e9
among the French spoliatiou claims
He said that Congress had never vel
admitted any legal or moral liability tc
pay these claims, and be thoaeht Il
Quits improper 10 have Congress fore
closed In the matter BY these items ID
the Dedcisncy bill. where they had nc
business 81 all.
The snsndment vas agreed 10.
| Hale st 2.2O q. 10. made . conferenes
report on The Naval Appropriation bill
and explained the report OF the Appro
pFiaaions Committee The bill's appro
priatieBa nov amounted 20 hetweer
eii 10000 and f12.0o0.OoO. for whai
might Be called the new increase 70 thl
navy. II comprekends foor nev vessel.
and f2.000. coo for ao4tiaR batteries anc
stheT struetures for hafboR dsfenses
also, &2.5O0000 for werk on vessels al
Feady begun, q littls more than &20O.
900 for work on the monitor. "a 000. .00l
for armoF plate and gun steel OF f0rg
ines. The report vas agreed to.
Al 40 q. N. The senate vas stin en.
RARed on the Dehciency bill. but Il uil
prohAbly Be passed within the next aal
boar. Thea the coufsfsnoe report os
the legislative hill viii Be called 10 sat
and effort VIII be made % pass some o
the House Railroad Bridge bilia.
WAEzrx0rcx, March S-This noFninl
81 s O'Clock, Plnme, from the COnfss
ence Committee on she District af Co
lanhsa AppFopriation bill. reported tha
the eomnittss hsd been unable .
agree, ana be moved the Senate 90 iusis
% its disARfesment and ssk . furthe
. coofsreDca. 30 ordersd. He also pFs
sensed . sonfere1se report on tue ni
for the ralief Of estslers and purchases
of pahlie lAods n Kansas and NebEnskl
fhuraaA "A IA afan FaunFfa1 thm a1nE